The 82nd Airborne Was Ordered to the Gulf and Someone Mentioned Kharg Island
The Pentagon ordered 2,000 paratroopers to the Gulf — and the NYT quietly mentioned Kharg Island, Iran's oil jugular, as a seizure target.
Samuel Crane
Bureau: Washington
Pentagon Press Gets a Second Day in Court
After a judge struck down Pentagon press rules as unconstitutional, the Defense Department issued new restrictions that the NYT says violate the same order.
The Investigator Who Begged TSA to Let Him Through
An NTSB air traffic control specialist was stuck in Houston's TSA line for three hours while trying to reach the deadly LaGuardia crash site, as the DHS shutdown crippled federal operations.
The Supreme Court Appears Likely to Side With Trump on Asylum
Oral arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado suggest a majority is ready to rule that asylum seekers stopped at the border have no legal right to enter the country.
Marines Due in the Gulf Friday — the Same Day the Pause Expires
The 26th MEU is expected to reach the Persian Gulf on Friday, the same day the operational pause expires.
Congress Still Hasn't Authorized the War. It's Week Four.
Four weeks into the Iran war, Congress has held no floor votes on authorization and the conflict remains unfunded.
Don Lemon Discovery Deadline Is Tomorrow — Government Must Disclose
The government must turn over discovery materials in Don Lemon's leak-prosecution case by March 26, after DOJ failed to delay.